Minggu, 27 Mei 2012

How The iPad Can Be Used For Business

By Amitesh Villiers


Since its start, the iPad has long been touted as a social media consumer's product. It is without a doubt mostly known for its flawless graphic rendering, video playback and vast hard drive space. Nonetheless, the iPad's ultimate goal or purpose doesn't begin and end on fun and recreation alone. It can also be purposeful for business-savvy users who would prefer to explore Apple's finest add-on to its list of technologically sophisticated products.

Apple isn't yet entirely detached from Microsoft-based productivity applications; in fact, the iPad possesses built-in support for Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 and 2007. The maker recognizes the distribution of Microsoft's Business Email service and would not let their users be disadvantaged in business if they settle upon an iPad.

The Microsoft Exchange support will permit push email service and will be offered to the user's schedule events and contacts' information stored in their Microsoft profile. It also happens to be plausible to manage targeted calendar information, query global address lists and mailbox messages by means of this enhanced application feature.

Security is very important on the iPad; at the owner's desire, a number of complex passwords can be assigned to make certain that secret information remain hard to get at to unauthorized persons. Data exchanged over-the-air or through the Internet can be encoded to ensure security. Plus, corporate communication over-the-air is truly protected by a certificate-based authentication system via Exchange and VPN. Even an unlucky experience such as loss or theft of the iPad would not leave vital computer files vulnerable because information on it can be securely obliterated through a remote command.

Specialized apps such as commerce metrics tracker, proposal evaluator, travel organizer, and flight tracker have been formed with the iPad's business users under consideration. Similar to the enterprise edition of the BlackBerry RIM, Apple also promotes the iPhone Developer Enterprise Program. The significant difference of the iPhone Developer Enterprise from the Blackberry RIM is that the Apple-supported initiative will permit businesses to create their own specialized apps. Their particular apps will be shared among their people and will be deemed proprietary by the client company.

Moreover, iPad profiles can be smoothly designed for businesses. Companies can set up their own profiles, complete with particulars such as VPN, e-mail, wireless network, and password and share it with co-workers on the iPad by means of Wi-Fi, Bluetooth or the Internet.

Most essentially, iPad uses iWork, Apple's office productivity suite of apps that allows the user to develop and read documents, spreadsheets and presentations. These apps have been redesigned to complement the iPad's multi-touch system.

Keynote slides can be introduced, created, and enhanced via the touchscreen device. iWork's mobile versions of Numbers and Pages can also be managed by tapping elements on the multi-touch display. These documents can be distributed in diverse ways; for instance, a VGA adapter can be utilized to link the iPad to a projector to allow larger displays for a roomful of potential customers. Microsoft documents can also be imported into the iPad. Presentations, spreadsheets and text documents can be propagated on a broader scale by uploading to iWork.com where the masses can view these records.




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